THE KENNEL.
By Tkrbob.
FttDoiers and breeders of dogs are cordially lnrited to oontribute to this column. " Terror win endeavour to make this department aa Interesting and np-to-date a* possible, but in order to do this he mu«t hare the co-operation of his readers, hence he trusts this imitation will bo cneerfnily responded to.
The Victorian Poultry and Kennel Club has fixed the dates for their next show for July 24, 25, 26, and 27. The show will be held in the Exhibition Building, Melbourne. , .. . The bulldog Tommy Burns scored Ist in Mb class, won the club's Challenge Bowl for the best dog in the show, the bebut Duchess trophv for the best dog or bitch in the show, and the London Bulldog Society s medal (members only) for the. best dog or bitch in the show under Judge I. >V. Martihall at the South Australian Bulldog Club's Championship Show, held early this month at Adelaide. Mr J. Farrow, a well-known breeder of cocker spaniels, says:—" Tho ™ oi S h * ? f this variety of spaniel is usually about <solb. Head long and narrow, but not quite so lean or long as the field spaniel. Muzzle well developed and not snipy. Eyes dark, and, although not full and prominent, are a little larger, in comparison with the size of the dog, than the eye of the field spaniel or springer. Ears fairly long, small near the head, set low, and lobe-shaped. Body large, deep, and round throughout, and in length one rib shorter than in the fields spaniel. Stern set, and carried low. Legs powerful and straight, and a wee bit longer than the field spaniel's. Coat flat, thick, a;nd abundant, but not too-long, and a reasonable quantity of feather. It should always be remembered that, although at smali spaniel, the cooker is a sportsman's dog, and any shape, make, expression, or action of the toy spaniel should be discarded." How, in faoe of the above, which in no way contradicts the club standard, a new fashion is permitted to override the accepted description, and advocate tho claims of leggv dogs, with such abnormally short bodies that their possessore lack essential liberty, if quite incomprehensible. Dear Terror, —I have in my possession two valuable collie dogs, one a pup, seven months, and the other about 18 months. The pup lias been affected with shortness of breath ever since I have had him, and'good exrrcise and careful feeding does not in any way improve him. The pup's chest is very wheezy, and he had an attack of distemper when about four months old. lie has been affected with deep wheezing and shortness of breath since birth. I may mention that he is healthy and strong in appearance, and seems to feel his. complaint worse after a day's hard exercise, such as following in a day's muster, etc. The other, a dog,' until just recently a good worker, now his grown stiff in the hind legs, and limps somewhat painfully along. I read your analysis of tho case of the retriever with interest, but do not think this is the case with my dog.—l am, etc., Shepherd."—[l fancy the pup has goitre. You can ascertain whether thi6 is the case by feeling along the front of the neck right down to the chest. If there is any swelling, it points to goitre, which is often unobservable in dogs, because of the long hair. If there is no swelling-, it is probably bronchitis, and I would advise a liniment called A B C. which any respectable chemist oan supply. If goitre, get an ointment of the following: Ilyd Ox Rub 1 drachm, lard loz. Apply this every second day, rubbing it well in. With regard to the second dog, I diagnose this as rheumatism, and advise giving the following: Aspirin in tabloids, sgrs, 1 night and morning. The dog should have a good, warm bed free from draughts, for it is at night that mo-t dogs contract troubles of this kind —Terror.] —ll l are some dogs that apt'ear to suffer from perpetual cold and snuffling of the nostrils, which is very unpleasant, ar.d often gives rise to the fake supposition that the dog is continually being troubled with distemper. In some of those eases the trouble is practically traceable to the presence of polypus, which affects some breeds of dogs a good deal. The only cure for this is to have it removed, and that were best done bv a qualified veterinary surgeon. I should never advise amateur attempts- at curing a dog of this, because when a polypus is removed there is always a great deal of bleeding, and clumsy efforts to remove it. such as I have heard of by those who think they can handle a buttonhook sutfieeintlv well to justify them in attempting a thing of this sort. It must not be imagined from this that because a do<r is addicted to snuffling, therefore he is suffering from polypus; it may be that) his teeth are troubling him, and setting jip a chronic state of catarrh, or again, it may be that he is troubled with jstrasites in the nostrils of similar type to those which are found in the nostrils.of sheep. If there is reason to suspect this, something should be, given the dog to make him sneezo well, and this may have the effect of dislodging some unwelcome visitor. Some breeds of dogs make a groat deal of wioring noise with their nostrils—pugs and bulldocrs. for insf.inoe,—and these are the breeds :';.t are most likely to suffer from polvpus or other troubles as referred to above. - If the various bronchial troubles that dogs sulfur from none is more painful than
asthma, which in its worst forms is distressful to behold, and particularly in the case of a family pet will almost necessitate the destruction of the animal on account of the distressing severity with which it will attack him from time to time. As a rulo,. asthma, attacks old and pampered housedogs, but it. is by no means confined to them, because it will sometimes be left behind as a result of repeated attacks of bronchitis. Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchial tubes, and wpeated attacks of it cause the straining of the lung cells, which become hardened and leave a permanent effect upon the breathing apparatus generally. This, however, is rare in proportion to the number of oases of asthma in aged and over-fed animals. Asthma comes on very suddenly in the form of spasmodio attacks, which can be induced by nothing more or less than a passing turn of indigestion, or it may be duo to a little nervous excitement. The groat thing to do is to keep the dog as quiet as possible, and give it a dose of castor oil or some other quick-acting physic, and see to it that the food allowance is of the most meagre description until the attack has passed away. The best way to deal with a dog that shows symptoms of an attack of asthma is to give him only raw meat minced up .and in just sufficient quantities to keep ihim going, as it were. Medicines a.re not of much value in cases of asthma, but the best thing to give is a few drops of sulphuric ether, which may be given on «/ little sugar if the dog is addicted to sweet things, or failing that, in a small quantity of water, and poured down his throat.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3036, 22 May 1912, Page 35
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